Part 2 in a series on commercial development in Tacoma.
One of the side effects of being in the shadow of the Seattle-metro area is that an abundance of older buildings, many eligible for historic status, have been spared the fate of the wrecking ball. Love them or hate them, Tacoma has a LOT of old buildings.

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A few years ago local organizer and activist Morgan Alexander come up with an idea to build a streetcar network in Tacoma.  He realized that streetcars could re-connect our neighborhoods and business districts, spur economic development, and celebrate our historic roots of our city.  Morgan shopped this idea around to local leaders and elected officials [...]

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Part 1 in a series on commercial development in Tacoma.
Following the plight of a little nail shop has got me thinking about how we think about growth.

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Perhaps no other action by the City of Tacoma has caused so much long term damage to the downtown streetscape as much as the construction of the North and South Plaza Parking garages.

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